A major analysis led by the University of Cambridge has found that many REDD+ projects achieved meaningful reductions in forest loss—offering real environmental benefits. This is despite the study confirming that almost 11 times more carbon credits were issued from the REDD+ (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) voluntary carbon market than was justified.

While tropical rainforests continue to shrink, that decline is slowing following a record high in 2024, the World Resources Institute (WRI) said on Wednesday. In 2025, 4.

Global tropical primary rainforest loss fell by 36% in 2025 from a record high the year before, driven largely by stronger environmental policies in Brazil. Despite this progress, loss rates remain far above levels needed to meet the 2030 global goal to ...

When Hurricane Maria made its ferocious landfall on the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico in September 2017, the loss extended beyond several thousand human lives: The damage to the island's natural ecosystems,

WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Wednesday, readers! President Donald Trump hosted the astronauts from the Artemis II mission at the White House today after the crew’s historic lunar flyby.